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Colby M. Lessmann
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Probate, Wills, Landlord & Tenant, Personal Injury, Guardianship, Collections, Business Law, Commercial Law, Car Accidents, Wrongful Death, Animal Bites
613 Pierce Street, Sioux City, IA 51101
About Colby M. Lessmann
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Wills
- Landlord & Tenant
- Personal Injury
- Guardianship
- Collections
- Business Law
- Commercial Law
- Car Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Animal Bites
Education
- University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, May, 1999Juris Doctorate
- Law Review: South Dakota Law Review, Managing and Production Editor for Volume 44, 1998 - 1999
- University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, May, 1996B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Business Administration
Languages
- English (Primary)
Representative Cases
- In the Matter of the Estate of Strong, 791 NW2d 427 (Iowa 2010)
- Condon Auto Sales & Service v. Siouxland Auto Auction, et al, 715 NW2d 769 (Iowa 2006)
- Doug Wiggs v. Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative, 695 NW2d 506 (Iowa 2005)
- Paseka v. Weaver Farms Limited Liability Company, 682 NW2d 81 (Iowa 2004)
- Zepeda v. Zepeda, 632 NW2d 48 (South Dakota 2001)
Classes and Seminars
- Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts & Wills, Siouxland Center for Aging, May 8, 2019 - Present
- Elective Share in Iowa Probate, Iowa State Bar Association - Annual Meeting, June 15, 2013 - Present
- Lessons Learned in Efiling in Iowa, Iowa State Bar Association - Annual Meeting, June 15, 2012 - Present
- Guardianship / Conservatorship Update: New Procedural Hurdles to Settling Cases For Minors and Incapacitated Clients, IAJ Personal Injury Seminar, March 4, 2022
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Dakota, 2000
- Iowa, 2000
- Nebraska, 2002
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2002
- U.S. District Court District of South Dakota, 2002
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2005
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2003
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2005
Other Affiliations
- Iowa State Bar Association – Probate, Property and Trust Law Section, 2006 - Present
- Iowa Academy of Trusts and Estate Counsel, 2013 - Present
- Siouxland Estate Planning Council, Inc., 2019 - Present
- National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC), 2020 - Present (Member)
- Nebraska State Bar Association, 2002 - Present
- Iowa Association for Justice, 2002 - Present
- American Association for Justice, 2002 - Present
- Woodbury County Bar Association, 2000 - Present
- South Dakota State Bar Association, 2000 - Present
- Siouxland Center for Active Generations, 2019 - Present
Past Positions
- South Dakota Supreme Court, Clerk, August 1, 1999 - July 31, 2000
- Munger, Reinschmidt & Denne, LLP, Associate Attorney, August 1, 2000 - August 31, 2010
- Vriezelaar, Tigges, Edgington, Bottaro, Boden & Ross, LLP, Associate/Partner Attorney, September 1, 2010 - Present
Articles
Published Works
- Bad Faith Refusals to Settle in Nielsen v. Boos, South Dakota Law Review, Volume 43; Issue 3, 1998
- Challenging A Will aka Will Contest
- Your Minor Child Was Recently In a Car Accident - How Do You Resolve Your Child's Personal Injury Claim?
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Partner40 years of experienceEstate Planning, Adoption, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Car Accidents, Criminal Law, Family Law, DUI & DWI, Real Estate, Juvenile, Personal Injury, Probate, Civil Litigation, Tax, Trusts, Wills, Worker's Compensation, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination
- 36 years of experienceWorker's Compensation, Personal Injury, Adoption, Juvenile, Guardianship, SSDI, Civil Litigation
- 43 years of experienceBusiness Law, Tax, Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Real Estate, Contracts, Landlord & Tenant
Nearby Lawyers
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